Practice English Speaking&Listening with: Audi S8 5.2 V10 Review | Lamborghini powered Limousine (English Subtitles)
In 1998 an Italian supercar brand was in trouble
Clients were not very happy
The cars would break down a lot
and they needed service very often
Audi decided to take over Lamborghini
To make the product Lamborghini better
They improved the production process
the materials and the people
But Audi also decided to take something
Audi didn't have an exciting engine
One with some emotion
And so the Gallardo V10 was stolen
and used for the S6 and S8
which we are now driving
A sweet 5.2 V10
In the Gallardo it's a 5.0
They increased the volume
and made further changes to the engine
To give it some torque at low revs
To suit the S8
In the Gallardo it has 510 NM of torque
And in this it has 540 NM
The difference isn't that big
The power has been downtuned
to 450 HP
in stead of the 500 HP
It actually does not make sense
This engine is a revvy V10
And the S8 is a car aimed for comfort and speed
So you want the power at low revs
But still that combination makes this car so interesting
So desireable..
Every petrolhead knows how special a V10 actually is
And how sweet they are!
You can drive the S8 very calmly
which it is made for
Speed and comfort
but not too much drama
But it is now known that this engine needs revs
once in a while
Let's do so
That is necessary
to get all the oil in the right places
If you only drive it slow
That does not happen
So if you're wife is sitting next to you
and you rev it up
You can say that it's necessary
or the car will break down
This S8 has the fantastic B&O System
And..
the ceramic brakes
This was one of the first cars that offered those brakes
It was, and still is, very expensive
12.000 euro's
The B&O system, 9000 euro's..
Take into mind that those options combined
represent 2/3 of the current price
It now costs just 29.950 euro's
It used to cost from 140.000
It has all these options, like carbon interior
Ventilated seats
and much more..
So that's a minimum of 160.000
It is (was) now for sale at our friends from Vaartland
Who we really want to thank!
Lets see if we can pick up something cool again there!
